Tire-cover and fastening therefor.



G. w. BROWN. TIRE COVER AND FASTENING THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1907' lateated Aug. 190%}.

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rm/w 1 State of K5, as, have invented certain new with the inveniie-n,

(ZZZ wi'wriz may Concern: gm} T ii known that I, Gnome ii. BROWN, :1 iim 'ielilzen of the Un t d ,gtm 1 i' 1 e v a Junction L y, 111 the eenneyi L eary ann and useful nprn'venients in Tire-Covers and Falst'eniiigs Theref and I cie 'declei-e the following wine a L1H, clear, and erlzzei'f description of ihe invention, such as wiii ennine nthers skii-ied in the art in Whielin; p.-

"pertains to n'mke and use these-me:-

Tliis invention 11as"reia'[i0n 0 new an" ve iicie nsefni improvements in tire envers and 611501" f 11ings,iheref01', especially adapted for use 15 in cnnneetion with mitoinobiletires. The objeei: of flie'ijn'vention i's'iiie premix i ion of a 'simpie'and eeonein'ezii fire covethat will be absolutely punetufe pin-06L iii prevent skidding or slippi g" the i'eii 1e 29 in the tires 'nf whine it is :ippiieii, and Q0 provide inipio eai fastening means, Whesuch covef I .31 be readily and easi fumed in'posi n; V

With thisend other objects in viev invention ennsisf of cerein novel fezituj u'i' construction, combinntien and arrangeiiieni' of parts, an ill be'inei'e fully le iii the :zcemnpanyiiig aiinn'ingi Fig'ine i is 21 View in side eievzzemn win portion 01:2

; vehieie' \ViiLUi with a iii-e eevei' :mnsti'nete;

in mum-(lance with the invention, pflsiti'eneei thereon, :1 portion of the outer cover inenibef being broken away in more z'dvzint iiiUSil'i'Li'B the invention; and 211g 2 i; sectional view.- Fig. 3 a de ta iive ViQW n an 'enim'gmi L a preteeti'ngpi te enipim 7 m pui'iing pixies or meniim's 0, we ulhenviseji'mtvnvd 10' the (minihe aimve flaps 0: nu-mlm's, inngitwiinnii i-iiei'eni; m m

directions across the rim of the wheel and over said pulleys, a flexible member contactmg with said fastening strin s and arranged over the felly of the rim 0 said wheel to provide a grippin surface for said fastening strings, an outer exible cover secured to the body of the inner tire and having straight continuous rows of'projecting rivets on 0pposite side edges and said cover being also provided with projecting rivets between those on the edges thereof which are ar'-' ranged in staggered form thereon, and an anti-puncture plate arranged between the flexible cover and the inner tire, substantially as specified.

GEORGE w. BROWN.

Witnesses MONTGOMERY HARRIs, F. A. DURAND. 

